With the ever-expanding Spanish food scene in Hong Kong, it's easy to forget that this place used to be one of the first pioneers but with all the stiff competitions in recent years, we've forgotten about them. Well, at least I did.
It was nice to see that they've added to their already impressive food menu recently. This was one of the new items I jumped all over - Explosive smoked salmon air bag with sour cream and spring onion ($30).
The name certainly implied "molecular gastronomy" with the word explosive but it was hardly that, as confirmed with my first and subsequent bites. The salmon was OK but no smokey flavors I am afraid (4/10).
Ever since the closing of Numero 15, I had a hard time finding a Spanish place with a solid mini-burger. This spicy suckling pig brioche with red onions, chipotte chili and pickles ($40) was again slightly disappointing (4/10).
Finally, we had something to cheer about - Spanish red prawn with baby tomatoes, coriander, jalapeno, mashed potatoes and jus ($88). The red prawns were seared to perfection and the flavors just got better with the diced tomatoes, mashed potatoes and juice from the prawns' heads. It would have been perfect if the dish was served a little warmer (at least lukewarm) (6/10).
Boston lobster bisque with lobster and crispy bread ($85) - very rich and strong flavors with tons of lobster meat. Nicely done (6.5/10).
Iberico pork, chorizo, prawns juicy rice ($250) - We got more prawns ahead with this "prawns juicy" rice. Wow what a name (directly from the menu)!
This was a lot more soupy than the typical Spanish paella with the sauce (or juice) tasting 90% like the previous lobster bisque. I like this dish a lot. The rice had very exciting bite and the sauce, along with the Iberico pork and spicy chorizo had added another dimension to the mix. A little soupy yes but very good (7/10).
I was craving for a good Catalan cream and inadvertently went with the Creme caramel, which was served with strawberries and cream ($50). Not bad but I like it to be a little softer (5/10).
A little disappointed with the first two nibbles but happy the rest of the way. I look forward to coming back here very soon.
Food Rating: 5.5/10
Price: $$$
Address: 20/F M88, 2-8 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
Closest Metro Station: Central
Tel: +852 2900-2009
Website: www.fofo.hk
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